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Will Gay Marriage Pit Church Against Church?

By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER

Conservative clerics worry that believers may split over accepting the right of gays to marry

Escape From Hell: Refugees Flee Sri Lankan War Zone

By AMANTHA PERERA / COLOMBO

With thousands of civilians still trapped behind the frontline, officials talk of a truce and attempt to muster aid for the displaced

The Portuguese Experiment: Did Legalizing Drugs Work?

By MAIA SZALAVITZ

In 2001, Portugal officially abolished all criminal penalties for personal possession of drugs, replacing punishment for therapy. Did it work?

Bea Arthur, Queen of Sass: 1922-2009

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK

"Sassy" is the word that comes easiest to mind when describing an actress like Bea Arthur and the characters she played, most notably on Maude and The Golden Girls

CDC Readies Vaccine in Case of Swine Flu Pandemic

By ALICE PARK

The CDC is closely watching the novel swine flu sickening patients in Mexico and the southwestern U.S., and has prepared vaccine production in case of a pandemic

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More and More, Rural China Is Going to the Polls

By Simon Elegant / Da'an

China has been experimenting with various forms of direct elections at the village level for decades. In the last ten years, the polls have reached almost every one of China's over 600,000 villages

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